“The Simpsons” Back on Venezuelan TV

By Alexander Toldt
11:30, April 21st 2008
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“The Simpsons” Back on Venezuelan TV

After being removed from the Venezuelan TV because it was considered unsuitable for children and replaced with “Baywatch”, “The Simpsons” is back, the BBC reported.

According to a spokeswoman for the station Televen, the worldwide known US cartoon about the yellow funny-dysfunctional family of Springfield will be broadcasted again.

Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission, who ordered Televen to stop broadcasting the US cartoon and threatened the TV station with a fine if it doesn’t comply, changed its mind.

“The Simpsons” won’t keep its original 11 a.m. slot, but will be televised at a later hour.

The Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission said that the story of Homer Simpson, wife Marge and their three children (Bart, Lisa and Maggie) broke the regulations that are forbidding "messages that go against the whole education of boys, girls and adolescents".

The Commission backed up its claims that the program's some-times off-color humor was a bad influence on youngsters by saying it received several complaints from viewers.

Venezuela wasn’t the only South American country where Homer and Bart had problems.

In 2002, Brazil also complained about the content of the US cartoon. In fact, Brazil threatened to sue Fox for airing an episode of the show in which the Simpsons are ona trip to Brazil’s capital and after their arrival they are robbed, kidnapped and attacked by wild animals.



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